THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 390 TO 400

 
sdEvEd|svI|    jgdvgt|    vaHqmnsyaE:
staE{Óy°aÞÏyEv    p#k]¢tprs£¢Øn    ¢ÞTtvt:    ,
p¦Tkq    ¢k|    m¦Ïs"aya:    klSaGzk[ØBaïvgt|
vdÏyEx    B#aÓtÞÏvmh¢m¢t    mayam¢drya    .   391   .  
sdEvEd|svI|   all this
jgdvgt|   universe known
vaHqmnsyaE:   through speech and mind
staE{Óy°aÞÏyEv   is nothing but Brahman
p#k]¢tprs£¢Øn   beyond the utmost range of the Prakrti
¢ÞTtvt:   exists
p¦Tkq   ¢k|   which one?
m¦Ïs"aya:   from the clay of which
klSaGzk[ØBaïvgt|   are the pitcher,jug,jar,etc.,
vdÏyEx   who talks
B#aÓtÞÏvmh¢m¢t   it is the deluded man, of "thou" and "I"
mayam¢drya   as an effect of the wine of Maya
 
391. All  this  is  Existence  itself, but beyond  word and thought. The  pitcher,  jar etc.,   are all just  the  same earth and everything in Nature is such a pure existence. One who sees them separate or thinks of `I' and `Thou' is drunk with the wine of Maya.
¢@yasm¢BharEN    yæO    naÓy¢d¢t    ½¤¢t:    ,
b#v£¢t    ¹Wtra¢hÏy|    ¢mÐyaÒyas¢nv¦äOyE    .   392   .  
¢@yasm¢BharEN   by an accumulation of verbs
yæO   naÓy¢d¢t   "Where one sees nothing else", etc
½¤¢t:   the Sruti, in the passage
b#v£¢t   declares
¹Wtra¢hÏy|   the absence of duality
¢mÐyaÒyas¢nv¦äOyE    in order to remove the false superimpositions

392. The   Sruti  commands doing  away  with  the  flase idea of  separation,    and  affirms that  there  is  always but  one Brahman   alone.  
AakaSv¢°mIl¢n¢vIkÚp|
¢n:s£m¢n:ÞpÓdn¢n¢vIkarm¯    ,
AÓtrqb¢h:    S¥ÓymnÓym¹y|
Þvy|    pr|    b#'    ¢km¢Þt    baEÒym¯    .   393   .  
AakaSv¢°mIl¢n¢vIkÚp|   like the sky,pure,absolute
¢n:s£m¢n:ÞpÓdn¢n¢vIkarm¯    infinite,motionless,and changeless
AÓtrqb¢h:   devoid of interior or exterior
S¥ÓymnÓym¹y|   the One Existence,without a second
Þvy|   and is one's
pr|   b#'   own Self
¢km¢Þt   is there any other object
baEÒym¯   of knowledge?
 
393. Know your own Self to be the One pure, changeless,  limitless,  formless, without external or internal  aspects like the sky. What  more is to be understood ?  
v³Ûy|    ¢km¤    ¢vïtE{æObh^Da    b#'Wv    j£v:    Þvy|
b#'WtÇjgsatt|    n¤skl|    b#'a¢¹t£y|    ½¤¢t:    ,
b#'Wvah¢m¢t    p#b¤Ñ¯Dmty:    s|Ïy³ba/a:    ÞP[z|
b#'£B¥y    vs¢Ót    sÓtt¢cdanÓdaÏmnWtdD#¤vm¯    .   394   .  
v³Ûy|   use of dilating
¢km¤   what is the
¢vïtE{æObh^Da   on this subject?
b#'Wv   than Brahman
j£v:   the Jiva
Þvy|   is no other
b#'WtÇjgsatt|   extended universe is Brahman Itself
n¤skl|   this whole
b#'a¢¹t£y|   the Brahman without a second
½¤¢t:   the Sruti inculcates
b#'Wvah¢m¢t   their identity with Brahman
p#b¤Ñ¯Dmty:   that people of enlightened minds
s|Ïy³ba/a:   and have given up their connection
ÞP[z|   clearly
b#'£B¥y   with the objective world
vs¢Ót   live
sÓtt¢cdanÓdaÏmnWtdD#¤vm¯    palpably unified with Brahman as eternal Knowledge and Bliss

394. This  jiva  is  Brahman. The world   is   Brahman. The  scriptures affirm this.  I  am  Brahman. He  who gives up  everything,  and  being, becoming, and remaining in Brahman is  certain to enjoy certain Eternal Bliss.  
j¢h    mlmykaESE{h|¢DyaEÏTa¢ptaSa|
p#sBm¢nlkÚpE¢lÄñdEhE{¢p    pàat¯    ,
¢ngmg¢dtk£¢tI    ¢nÏymanÓdm¥¢tI
Þvy¢m¢t    p¢rc£y    b#'ãpEN    ¢t¿    .   395   .  
j¢h   destroy
mlmykaESE{h|¢DyaEÏTa¢ptaSa|   the hopes raised by egoism in this filthy gross body
p#sBm¢nlkÚpE¢lÄñdEhE{¢p    then do the same forcibly with the airlike subtle body
pàat¯   thereafter
¢ngmg¢dtk£¢tI   whose glories the scriptures
¢nÏymanÓdm¥¢tI   the embodiment of eternal bliss
Þvy¢m¢t   own Self
p¢rc£y   realizing well
b#'ãpEN   as Brahman
¢t¿   live
 
395. Give  up  the  idea  of  the  self  in  the sheaths one after another, and then recognize yourself in Brahman, the bliss that the scriptures extol, and then remain in  Brahman.     
Svakar|    yavëj¢t    mn¤jÞtavdS¤¢c:
prE×y:    Þyat¯    ²ESaE    jnnmrNÛya¢D¢nly:    ,
ydaÏman|    S¤Ñ¯D|    kly¢t    ¢Svakarmclm¯
tdatE×yaE    m¤³aE    Bv¢t    ¢h    tdah    ½¤¢tr¢p    .   396   .  
Svakar|   for this corpse like body
yavëj¢t   so long as
mn¤jÞtavdS¤¢c:   man has any regard,he is impure
prE×y:   from his enemies
Þyat¯   and suffers
²ESaE   problems
jnnmrNÛya¢D¢nly:   as also from birth,death,and disease
ydaÏman|   but when he
S¤Ñ¯D|   of himself as pure
kly¢t   thinks
¢Svakarmclm¯   as the essence of Good and immovable
tdatE×yaE   he assuredly becomes
m¤³aE   free
Bv¢t   ¢h   from them
tdah   also this
½¤¢tr¢p   the Srutis say
 
396. Thinking of  this  corpse  as  his  own  Self, one remains impure  and is   subject  to  birth,  death, old  age, and   suffering. Think of yourself as the    unchanging bliss, and you will ever remain in bliss.  
NO   DIVERSITY  
ÞvaÏmÓyaraE¢ptaSExaBasvÞt¤¢nrast:    ,
ÞvymEv    pr|    b#'    p¥NIm¹ym¢@ym¯    .   397   .  
ÞvaÏmÓyaraE¢ptaSExaBasvÞt¤¢nrast:    by the elimination of all apparent existences superimposed
ÞvymEv   on the soul
pr|   Infinite
b#'   the Supreme Brahman
p¥NIm¹ym¢@ym¯   the one without a second and beyond action,remains as Itself?

Reduce everything   you see to the Atman free  from all change. One sees change   no more, and you remain in Brahman.  
sma¢htaya|    s¢t    ¢cäOv¦äOaW
praÏm¢n    b#'¢N    ¢n¢vIkÚpE    ,
nèÜytE    k¢àdy|    ¢vkÚp:
p#jlpmaæO:    p¢r¢SÝytE    yt:    .   398   .  
sma¢htaya|   when it is reduced
s¢t   the
¢cäOv¦äOaW   mind-functions
praÏm¢n   in the Paramatman
b#'¢N   the Brahman
¢n¢vIkÚpE   are merged
nèÜytE   are seen
k¢àdy|   none of this
¢vkÚp:   phenomenal world
p#jlpmaæO:   to mere talk
p¢r¢SÝytE   it is reduced
yt:   when
 
398.With the  mind  absorbed  in  Brahman, the world of appearances  vanishes and it is reduced to an empty word. 
AsÏkÚpaE    ¢vkÚpaE{y|    ¢vá¢mÏyEkvÞt¤¢n    ,
¢n¢vIkarE    ¢nrakarE    ¢n¢vISExE    ¢Bda    k[t:    .   399   .  
AsÏkÚpaE   equal to a lie
¢vkÚpaE{y|   the conception of
¢vá¢mÏyEkvÞt¤¢n    the universe is a mere phantom
¢n¢vIkarE   is changeless
¢nrakarE   formless
¢n¢vISExE   and Absolute
¢Bda   there be any diversity
k[t:   when can
 
399. Changes  are  unreal.  In  the formless, changeless Atman, where  is  there   any separation ?  
d#¾¦dSInèÜya¢dBavS¥ÓyWkvÞt¤¢n    ,
¢n¢vIkarE    ¢nrakarE    ¢n¢vISExE    ¢Bda    k[t:    .   400   .  
d#¾¦dSInèÜya¢dBavS¥ÓyWkvÞt¤¢n    of the concepts of seer, seeing, and seen
¢n¢vIkarE   which is changeless
¢nrakarE   formless
¢n¢vISExE   and Absolute
¢Bda   there be any diversity
k[t:   when can
 
When   there  is  neither seer, nor seen, but  only the   One, changeless and    formless, where  then  is the  separation ?  
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